Different kinds Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I have been thinking about making a forge, but I wondered if I could use a pvc pipe to route air from a blower to the part where the fire is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Different kinds Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Would it melt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 the PVC can be used, but not recommended for it to be directly connected to the forge tuyere. Ideally using it to supply air up to about 5ft and then switch over to metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Something like a dryer vent hose is what i have seen a lot of people use. I use 3" exhaust pipe with a "T" welded in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I wouldn't use pvc unless it is only connecting the blower to the T pipe on a bottom blast forge or further back on a pipe on a side blast forge. Which are you building? I use 2" black pipe tor the T on my bottom blast forge. In some building or plumbing supply stores you can buy pre threaded sections to connect easily for the T. Other metal pipe could be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Different kinds Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Ok. I might actually try to make a coffee/paint can forge with propane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Ok, well that would be a different animal for a different topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 I think we're assuming you're making a solid fuel forge but . . . are you? On a solid fuel forge you can get away with plastic hose so long as there is a couple feet of steel between it and the firepot. Do NOT hang the hose below the firepot or unburned flammable gasses will collect in the hose waiting till you turn the blower on. If you're lucky it'll only pop but if much collects it can split the hose, and other wise damage things. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdvoyager319 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 I want to make a wood/charcoal forge. After viewing blacksmitning in Nepal (forging Kukri knives) blacksmithing in rural, Africa they use charcoal in a SIDE BLAST FORGE. The air source is from some sort of bellows. The air enters the fire under a large flat vertical ,standing rock. The second flat rock is about 6"-10" parallel to the side blast rock. The fire is deep and long between the two rocks. View their forge design on Youtube. I am planning on building a charcoal SIDE BLAST FORGE in a barbeque grill. The hand crank blower will be mounted on the grills side. Firebrick will be vertically mounted with the first wall having the air entry port. Six inches from the air in brick wall, the second parallel wall will be made. The grill will be insulated with wet wood ashes. I have a good supply of coal. The problem with coal is the clinkers will weld to the fire brick. Has anyone out there built a forge designed as I have described? If so, could you please comment on how well your forge works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Good Morning HD, I made a wood burning Forge using an BBQ cart for the body. Yes, I welded the joints of the BBQ stand and added some stiffners. I used flat plate and made a Vee trough with a piece of 1 3/4" pipe horizontal at the base of the Vee. I drilled and tapped vertical holes in the pipe and use bolts as plugs so I can control how long I want the fire. I used split bricks inside for the sides of the Vee. I connected a Hair Dryer as a blower with a reostat (from the Hardware Store) to control the blower. It turns out the reostat is turned down almost all the way. If you don't build a Box, You can't be accused of Thinking Outside of the Box!! Just tell the people who ask "I found it on the Internet" they will never question reality!!LOL Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Take a look at the JABOD forge here. I'd post a link and have sifted through the thread that started it here but can't find the later JABOD (Just A Box Of Dirt) forges, maybe Charles knows. Are you still with us here Charles? I'm sure someone knows where the pics of the later ones are. It's a sweet forge, especially for charcoal and wood. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 It sounds to me you are planing on a forge along the lines of the Lively Wash Tub forge. Here is the thread about it. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/77521-lively-washtub-charcoal-forge-built/#comment-814375 With this style the fire pot can be arranged to almost any size you need for the job at hand. I started building a side draft forge for charcoal and got side tracked, all it needs is to clay the pot and form up a fire box. The base is a cut down water pressure tank but a BBQ grill would work just as well. I really need to finish mine. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.~ Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Is this the one you were thinking about Frosty? I tried to find the one where Charles built a very good side draft out of all steel but so far I can't find it. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/55467-mark-iii-jabod-forge/ I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.~ Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Thanks Randy, that's the one I was thinking of. The, "mark iii JABOD" thread is where it really got going. I like a JABOD so much more than anything with a length of perforated pipe under it for the blast. Maybe for heat treating a blade long enough I don't want to pass it back and forth through the fire. . . Maybe. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Here is another good thread about the JABOD made with bricks. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/52244-japob-just-a-pile-of-bricks/ I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.~ Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Some good memories and ideas in that thread. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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